Rice Finds Coach It Can Afford

by **Stallion** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:08 pm

hiring Texas State Coach David Bailiff. 45 more years of losing.

by **SMUtrojanFAN** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:41 pm

Does this mean we have a chance against them next year??!!

BTW, what a boring-a$$ hire.

by **Pony in Dawg Land** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:27 pm

Hey Trojan. There's a former USC OG who played for the national championship team in one of my classes. Do you want me to get an autograph or perhaps bottle some of the sweat he leaves on the desk? Just let me know. I'll mail it to you.

by **smupony94** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:32 pm

They did not have much time to find a couch as they needed to hurry and start recruiting players

by **mrydel** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:37 pm

smupony94 wrote:They did not have much time to find a couch as they needed to hurry and start recruiting players

And that couch is for psychiatric help?

by **smupony94** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:45 pm

mrydel wrote:
smupony94 wrote:They did not have much time to find a couch as they needed to hurry and start recruiting players

And that couch is for psychiatric help?

Come on now I am tired because I actually worked today

Coach - are you happy now?

by **mrydel** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:50 pm

smupony94 wrote:
mrydel wrote:
smupony94 wrote:They did not have much time to find a couch as they needed to hurry and start recruiting players

And that couch is for psychiatric help?

Come on now I am tired because I actually worked today

Coach - are you happy now?

I liked it better as couch. Trust me, I was laughing with you not at you.

by **smupony94** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:52 pm

You once said I had to be many different posters and yet I saw you posting all day. You and I must me employees of the year

by **mrydel** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:58 pm

smupony94 wrote:You once said I had to be many different posters and yet I saw you posting all day. You and I must me employees of the year

I have been doing my job for 35 years and have good help.

by **smupony94** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:59 pm

mrydel wrote:
smupony94 wrote:You once said I had to be many different posters and yet I saw you posting all day. You and I must me employees of the year

I have been doing my job for 35 years and have good help.

Yes, I am very good at finding smart people to do most of the work for me and make it look like I did it. Helps when you own your own company

by **PhirePhilBennett** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:56 am

Hey, I would have put him on my short list for SMU - until he decided to run out the clock in the national champ game with 1:30 left to go and what, 2 time outs....and his comments were "Well, I thought we could win it in overtime, and I didn't want to make a mistake and give the other team the game"

and more incredibly...asked if he'd do it again "yes, I'd do it the same way as before" ...and I thought, what an idiot.

by **J.T.supporta** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:20 am

I dont know much about their hire but I think he ran a passing/spread type O at Texas State.

We all know who will be their primary go to guy...

by **MrMustang1965** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:41 am

Bailiff had 2 losing seasons out of 3 at TSU-SM. The biggest 'moment' of his 3 years there was taking a knee in the Div. 1-AA semi-final game in 2005 and his success rode with a QB transfer from the University of Houston. As a Mustang fan and a Sam Houston State alum, I'm elated that he's going to Rice and leaving TSU-SM! Rice will suck under Bailiff and TSU-SM will go back to being a cellar dweller in the Southland Conference. HAPPY DAYS! :lol:

from the Houston Chronicle:

By MOISEKAPENDA BOWER
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle

In one tidy yet frantically hectic week, Rice produced a successor to Todd Graham.

Former Texas State coach David Bailiff will be introduced as the Owls' 18th football coach at 11 a.m. on Friday. Bailiff, 48, compiled a 21-15 record over three seasons (2004-06) at his alma mater, and led the Bobcats to the Division I-AA national semifinals in 2005. He spent the previous three seasons at TCU, and served as the Horned Frogs' defensive coordinator in 2002-03. TCU ranked first nationally in total defense in 2002.

In the wake of Graham's sudden departure to Tulsa last Thursday, Rice officials were seeking coach who would be all things to all people. They sought someone with strong ties to the state, a stellar reputation as a recruiter, and one with unquestioned character. By all accounts Bailiff, a San Antonio native, fits that mold. In 1999, he was named I-AA Assistant Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association while serving as Texas State defensive coordinator. Three years later, the AFCA recognized Bailiff again, tabbing him the nation's top assistant during his second season in Fort Worth.

by **DickerJames** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:24 am

MrMustang1965 wrote: Rice will suck under Bailiff and TSU-SM will go back to being a cellar dweller in the Southland Conference. HAPPY DAYS!

Aren't you contridicting yourself with that comment saying TSU will regress to cellar dwellers when he leaves and Rice will suck when he arrives?

by **MrMustang1965** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:34 am

DickerJames wrote:
MrMustang1965 wrote: Rice will suck under Bailiff and TSU-SM will go back to being a cellar dweller in the Southland Conference. HAPPY DAYS!

Aren't you contridicting yourself with that comment saying TSU will regress to cellar dwellers when he leaves and Rice will suck when he arrives?

No. Because Bailiff is and always will be a second-rate Div. 1-AA coach. He had 1 season of success out of 3 at TSU-SM. He'll fail miserably at Rice.

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